clean up crew with triggers

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blkmonday

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i have a huma and a niger trigger and a domino damsel all of good size. i also have a chocolate chip starfish and a serpant starfish in a 72 gallon tank. needles to say all my crabs and snails were lunch. is there anything i can get that these fish wont eat to help clean the tank?
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by blkmonday
http:///forum/post/2836098
i have a huma and a niger trigger and a domino damsel all of good size. i also have a chocolate chip starfish and a serpant starfish in a 72 gallon tank. needles to say all my crabs and snails were lunch. is there anything i can get that these fish wont eat to help clean the tank?
Probably not. But, IMO, a CUC is far from necessary and is more of a marketing gimmick than anything else---especially the hermit crabs.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/2836394
Probably not. But, IMO, a CUC is far from necessary and is more of a marketing gimmick than anything else---especially the hermit crabs.
I think his is the first time that I have had to disagree with you. A cleanup crew can get into places that you cannot.
 
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rcreations

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Believe it or not, I have a good size cleanup crew in my sump. They keep stuff clean, I've seen them clean things. Like they'll go on my sponge fliter for the pump and clean up all the bits of "stuff" that gets stuck in there.
As for cleanup crew with triggers, I found that emerald crabs can work well. They're fast and only come out at night when the triggers are asleep.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2837235
I think his is the first time that I have had to disagree with you. A cleanup crew can get into places that you cannot.
You're right, of course. I just had an over-reaction to the spreading idea that a CUC is an absolutely vital part of a tank. IMO, a CUC is great to have; but I wouldn't let that dictate my choice of fish.
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2837235
I think his is the first time that I have had to disagree with you. A cleanup crew can get into places that you cannot.
In agreeance with Sr. on this one. Unless you're counting pods and worms into a CUC, still not necessary. The thing is people try to control nuisence algae (which sounds like what the OP is trying to do), which IME, they shouldn't. They need to find out the problems, overfeeding, using tap water, etc, and correct it, rather then relying on a CUC.
 
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